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brainmower

by Phÿcus

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This Is The Burn (brainmower) 04:58
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Grandmaster Phÿcus (brainmower) 05:01
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No Power (brainmower) 01:31
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Scars And Meat For Evil (brainmower) 04:49
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Destroy The Earth (brainmower) 04:18
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Blood Crave (brainmower) 03:32
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Endorphinate (brainmower) 08:08
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Re-Tox (brainmower) 05:11
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Tottering Structures (brainmower) 04:32
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Phÿcus Sector (brainmower) 01:55
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No Sleep At All (brainmower) 04:35
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IMC2 (brainmower) 07:03
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Meat Is Might (brainmower) 02:34
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Endorphinate Dub (brainmower) 07:13
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Faktory Amerika (brainmower) 05:13
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Dominoes (brainmower) 10:17
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about

“brainmower” was the first Phÿcus release on CD, recorded between 1991 and 1993, and released in 1995. The release was delayed while two record companies, Raw Energy and DoVentertainment, both sat on the project for a long time before finally rejecting it. Finally we released it ourselves, making it the first release on the Musicus Phÿcus label, in an edition of 666 copies.

Musically, it spans the period 1989 to 1993 and most of the important contributors to Phÿcus from that era appear on the CD, either directly or indirectly.

The song order that appears on the CD was not the original sequence that we had planned. The original sequence had the more uptempo tracks first, followed by the slow and heavy songs, followed by the quieter tracks. Raw Energy thought that this made the quieter tracks sound like filler and suggested we change the song order. Strangely enough, we took this advice. We had a second song order already prepared for the cassette version of the release, and it is the cassette song order that appears on the CD. If you look at how the songs are listed on the back of the CD, it becomes obvious what was intended to be side one and side two.

The cassette release finally never happened, nor the planned 12” single, which would have had “Endorphinate” on side one and “Phÿcus Sector” and “Endorphinate Dub” on side two. Given how poor we were back in the day, the fact that “brainmower” came out at all is a testament to how determined we were.

Tracklist:
01 This Is The Burn
02 Grandmaster Phÿcus
03 No Power
04 Scars And Meat For Evil
05 Destroy The Earth
06 Blood Crave
07 Endorphinate
08 Re-Tox
09 Tottering Structures
10 Phÿcus Sector
11 No Sleep At All
12 IMC2
13 Meat Is Might
14 Endorphinate Dub

Bonus Tracks:
15 Faktory Amerika
From the Terra Vox Compilation “Symptom Of A Specific Culture”, 1991.
16 Dominoes
From the Musicus Phÿcus compilation “Multi-Purpose Saws”, 1997.


Brainmower original liner notes :

Phycus is :
Bill Satan, Bill Abominog, Brian Damage, Todd Hunde
using voice synth, samples, percussion, guitar, and anything else that coould be banged, scraped, burnt, smashed, or somehow manipulated to produce sound.
with :
Thierry-Uber-Gauthier – guitar on tottering, blood and meat
Foe Noumenon – amplified metal on tottering and blood
Bruce X – lyrics for grandmaster and burn, music for grandmaster and tottering
SKP-553 – lyrics for tottering
Amen – megaphone on meat
Art Damage – mastering

cassettes, lyrics, propaganda, and tissue specimens available

This recording dedicated to all who have contributed musically and morally to Phycus so far :
Scott Righteous, Roland Destruct-O-Vision, Brian L. Bass, Claude Charnier, Foe Nooumemon, Neant, Émission 01, John MxMaster, Slim Dead Body, PhRRR, Taimi, Angelicate, Dave Jones, Slothwrop, Sand, Tiboe, Zen Fly, LQ and the Unknown Neoist.

Phycus says hi to our friends :
The Terra Vox gang, our studio crews, Spike & Steve, Danette, Nikoo, Dave Farris, Laibach, Ze Zinjanthropes, Campus Radio, FCOL, Empty Quarter, Pustule, DHI, Masofik Latas, Pot, Tim, Weldon, all who have been injured a tour shows, Dead Angel, Rob Oliver, Rave, lamia, Emis Sphere, Frank at Zerobeat, of Tanz Victims, Denise, Monty Cantsin, Gina and Spiel, Sébastien and Neoists everywhere.

credits

released May 22, 1995

Bill Abominog – Metal, Percussion, Vocals (04, 05, 06, 07, 14, 15), Backing Vocals

Brian Damage – Roland S550 Sampler & Sequencer, casio CZ-1000, Guitar (05), Vocals (01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 080, 09, 11, 13, 15, 16)

Bruce X – Lyrics (01, 02), Music (02, 09)

SPK-553 – Lyrics (09), Cover Design, Image Manipulations and Album Layout, under the name “New Machine Graphics”

Thierry Gauthier – Guitar (06, 09, 13, 15, 16)

William “Bill Satan” Davison – Guitar (01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 14)

Foe Noumenon – Amplified Metal (06, 09, 15)

Todd Hunde – Percussion (01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 11, 13, 14), Analog Keyboard (3, 10)

Istvan Kantor / Monty Cantsin – Megaphone (13)

Art Damage – Mastering

Boris Wanowitch – Cover Images, courtesy of Neoist Computer Graphics Conspiracy.

Recorded at Studio DNA, Montreal, engineered by Rob Gauvin, except “Blood Crave”, recorded at studio Kuiharren, engineered by Dan Foley.

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Phÿcus was a Canadian industrial / experimental band that existed from 1988 to 2000. Phÿcus transformed from the traditional band format into a network that included over 50 contributors in a dozen locales, with Montreal as its centre of operations. Phÿcus' success was minimal, but their output was prodigious. Now in 2020, Phÿcus is back with a new release, "CrowleyWood". ... more

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